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slouch definition

slouch (slo̵uc̸h)

noun

    1. a person who is awkward or lazy
    2. Informal a person who is incompetent: usually with a negative she's no slouch at golf
    1. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders
    2. slovenly posture in general
  1. a hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim

Etymology: < ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE *(s)leug-, var. of base *(s)leu-, to hang limply > slug, sleet

intransitive verb

  1. to sit, stand, walk, etc. in a slouch
  2. to droop, as a hat brim

transitive verb

to cause to slouch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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